Sliding Dollar Boosts Brits at MotorEx

SYDNEY – June 28, 2013: The sliding Australian dollar will make a
number of iconic British Vintage and Classic cars at Shannons Sydney Custom
& Collectable Auction at Meguiar’s MotorEx even more attractive to
International enthusiasts when they go under the hammer on Sunday, July
21.

One particularly appealing Briton in the auction is a beautifully
detailed 1953 Jaguar C-Type Replica.

Built on a tubular steel chassis fabricated by acknowledged C-Type
expert David Brown of Invercargill, New Zealand, the C-Type replicates a
1953 Le Mans car, with its full alloy bodywork shaped over bucks taken from
a genuine factory ‘donor’ car by equally-renowned 'Kiwi'
coachbuilder, Barney Tansley of nearby Queenstown.

The C-Type came to Melbourne in kit form about 14 years ago and was
assembled in Melbourne before being purchased by its current owner.

Every inch a true ‘Jaguar’, the C-Type runs a 3.4-litre
block bored and sleeved to 3.8-litres and is fitted with period twin 2-inch
SU carburettors, with Shannons confirming that its exhaust note is period
pitch perfect. As with the original C-Type, the engine drives through a
correct Moss four-speed gearbox.

The interior hosts a range of C-Type period features, which include all
the instruments, switches and the steering wheel, while the aluminium seats
and green leather upholstery were made using original patterns.

Since arriving in Australia, the C-Type’s brakes have been
converted from drums to discs all round.

This superbly-executed C-Type Replica comes from a substantial classic
vehicle collection and is only being sold because its owner no longer has
sufficient time to enjoy it.

It is expected to sell in the $170,000-$190,000 range, a fraction of the
price of a genuine and almost indistinguishable original C-Type.

Other ‘great Britons’ in the Shannons MotorEx Auction
include a beautiful 1958 Jaguar XK150 Drop Head Coupe – the 85th
right hand drive example of the total of 663 built.

The Jaguar was delivered in the UK, but came to Australia in 1969. It
was fully restored by a subsequent South Australian owner in the early
1980s, winning a trove of awards in the following decade.

Finished in Clotted Cream with red leather upholstery, the XK150 remains
in very good useable condition, with a wonderful patina. Because of its
rarity and presentation, Shannons expect it to sell in the $75,000-$90,000
range.

Also from the same collector is a beautiful and now-rare 1959 MGA Twin
Cam roadster– one of just 127 right hand drive export models
built.

The Twin Cam is presented in restored condition, with its odometer
currently showing just 51,310 miles and it even retains the high
compression pistons so often replaced on these cars.

The vehicle is well known within the club, is fully documented in the
Australian Twin Cam Registry and is potentially a future concours
winner.

Because its rarity, low mileage and exceptional original condition.
Shannons expect it to sell in the $42,000-$48,000 range.